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Roland Bischof
(Initiator) is the managing majority shareholder of the company presented by... GmbH. He is a charter member and the vice president of the FASPO (the professional association for sponsoring in Germany, Switzerland and Austria) for 12 years.

Rainer Holzschuh
acted from 1983 to 1988 as the chief press officer for the German Football Association (DFB ) and subsequently, until 2009 editor in chief for the "kicker" sports magazine where he now operates as publisher. He is also president of the European of Sports Magazine (ESM).

Dr. Norbert Taubken
is the chief executive manager of Scholz & Friends Reputation. He mainly works with clients in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility.

Rudi Gutendorf
has received many awards for his work in the fields of sport and development around the world. In 2011, he received Germany's Federal Cross of Merit.

Sabine Hentzsch
worked for the Goethe-Institute in Ghana, Netherlands, Romania and Great Britain. Actually she is based in Berlin. Through her working experiences she knows that the connection of football and culture creates interesting encounters to promote intercultural understanding.

Michael Lauer
Mr. Lauer is currently active for the sports department at the Federal Foreign Office. Previously he worked at German embassies in New York, Paris, Khartum, Jakarta and Warsaw. In Khartum he supporvised local football projects closely and undestands the power of football as a tool to positively influence peoples lifes.

Dr. Herdin Wipper
is the chief editor of sports at the Deutsche Welle, Germany's foreign broadcasting service. He has a wealth of experience in the world of football.

Guido Faller
is the CEO of the 4-level Service GmbH. For more than 15 years he consults people and companies and maintains a large internationally network.

Dr. Norbert Taubken
is the chief executive manager of Scholz & Friends Reputation. He mainly works with clients in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Prof. Dr. Matthias Prinz
is recognized for his successful law practice and precedent-setting cases that have changed German and European law over the last 25 years.

Dr. Ulrich Maly
is the mayor of Nuremberg. His focus is on integration, human rights and the support of cross-generation initiatives in and around Nuremberg.

Urs Meier
is a retired Swiss football referee. Meier received FIFA appointments and refereed in the Swiss top division until he reached the mandatory retirement age for each.

Rainer Holzschuh
acted from 1983 to 1988 as the chief press officer for the German Football Association (DFB ) and subsequently, until 2009 editor in chief for the "kicker" sports magazine where he now operates as publisher. He is also president of the European of Sports Magazine (ESM).

Dr. Martin Schaefer
is the German Ambassador in South Africa. He previosly worked at the German Embassy in South Africa 2010, where he had a look behind the scenes during the World Cup.

Doris Fitschen
is a retired German football player and former assistant to the women's national team head coach Silvia Neid. Fitschen has been the manager of the women's national team since 2009.

Uwe Seeler
is a retired German football player and a true legend. Seeler played 450 games for Hamburg and won the goal scoring title in the Bundesliga's first season.

Peter Lohmeyer
is a German actor and a passionate football fan. He starred in the film "The Miracle of Bern" , about West Germany's World Cup triumph in 1954.

Lutz Pfannenstiel
is a retired German football goalkeeper who has played on all continents. Currently, he works as a scout for Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim and as an expert on developing countries for the DFB. He also is engaged on climate protection with his Project "Global United FC".

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